Hello, readers! We wish you a Happy Chinese New Year! It must've been a happy reunion with your family members. This year as well, we, Sekolah Mentari Grand Surya has a custom in celebrating Chinese New Year by holding perfomances, which involves every member of the school. This was what we did this year.
In the 17th of February, Sekolah Mentari Grand Surya celebrated Chinese New Year which starts from 8 A.M., to 2 P.M. in the afternoon. Girls are required to wear Cheong Sam (traditional Chinese attire for women and girls) while the boys are required to wear Chinese clothes. But overall, everyone wore red clothes, except for the eighth grade who wore green clothes.
In the
morning, around 8 A.M., the school invited a group of performers named “Red
Lion”, who performed the ‘Lion Dance’. Every member of the school, especially
the toddlers and the kindergarten, were very excited to see the group of performers,
which some of them might not have seen before. They watched the show first,
followed by the elementary and junior high. With lively music and attractive
moves, many of the students felt entertained and admired the dance, which took
place in the auditorium. The venue was supposed to be at the court but, due to
weather condition, it was moved to the auditorium.
Around
1 P.M., there were performances ranging from Grades 1 to 8, with different
aspects of talents that entertained the spectators which was mostly made up of
parents. Some of the grades sang songs, danced, some did fashion shows, played
a song with their recorders, and even rapped. Various talents were displayed in
each and every performance. The auditorium, corridors, and class windows were
decorated with Chinese words, and decorations, such as Chinese lanterns, words,
pictures to create a traditional Chinese atmosphere.
As for
us, the Grade 8, we did a performance, a combination of dancing, singing, and
rapping. The song we used belongs to Jay Chou, by the title of “Listen to
Mother’s Words”. In the morning, Grade 7 and us (Grade 8), held a last-minute
and final rehearsal to practice our choreography and rap for our performances.
We took turns in rehearsing with the Grade 7, since they also need time to
rehearse their own performance.
The
Chinese New Year event this year was a success. Sekolah Mentari Grand Surya’s
principal, Mr. Hari Wibowo, hopes that next year’s Chinese New Year event will
be better and more interesting.
( By: Kyuubi - Grace and Banshee - Elvira )
